US seafood supplier American Seafoods Group has announced third quarter net sales for the period ended 30 September 2002 of US$72.9m, an increase of 35.3% compared to $53.9m for the same period in the prior year
The company’s EBITDA (net income before net interest expense, income tax benefit or provision, depreciation, amortisation, unrealised foreign exchange gains or losses and non-cash equity-based compensation) increased 43.8% for the quarter to $20.9m compared to $14.6m during the same period in the prior year.
Net income increased $13.3m for the quarter to $8.1m compared to a loss of $5.2m during the same period in the prior year. Net sales decreased 0.7% for the nine months ended 30 September 2002 to $251.2m as compared to $253.0m during the same period in the prior year. EBITDA increased 3.0% for the nine-month period to $93.2m compared to $90.5m a year earlier. Net income decreased $7.6m for the period to $15.7m from $23.3m for the prior year.